Red Cross Schedules Cheese Distribution

Free cheese from government surplus will be distributed to the needy by the Broward County Chapter of the American Red Cross from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

To be eligible, a person must either be receiving food stamps, participating in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program or receiving governmental Supplemental Security Income payments.

Proof must be shown at the distribution site that the person is receiving one of the benefits or he or she must sign an income declaration statement.

Those whose income falls within the federal poverty level guidelines also are eligible.

The maximum monthly income to be eligible is $569 for one person; $764 for a family of two; $959 for a family of three; $1,154 for a family of four; $1,349 for a family of five; $1,544 for a family of six; $1,739 for a family of seven; $1,934 for a family of eight; $2,129 for a family of nine; and $2,324 for a family of 10.

Recipients should go to the site in the city where they live. If they live in a city that has no outlet, recipients should go to the location closest to their home.